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GATE 2014 Examination

EC: Electronics & Communications Engineering
Duration: 180 minutes

Maximum Marks: 100

Read the following instructions carefully.

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paper, by clicking on the View All Questions button in the screen.
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specific GATE paper for 85 marks. Both these sections are compulsory.
The GA section consists of 10 questions. Question numbers 1 to 5 are of 1-mark each, while question
numbers 6 to 10 are of 2-mark each.
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25 are of 1-mark each, while question numbers 26 to 55 are of 2-mark each.
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Q. 1 Q. 5 carry one mark each.

Q.1

Which of the following options is the closest in meaning to the word underlined in the sentence
below?
In a democracy, everybody has the freedom to disagree with the government.
(A) dissent

Q.2

Q.5

(D) decadent

(B) get back to him

(C) move in reverse

(D) retreat

While receiving the award, the scientist said, "I feel vindicated". Which of the following is closest
in meaning to the word vindicated?
(A) punished

Q.4

(C) decent

After the discussion, Tom said to me, 'Please revert!'. He expects me to _________.
(A) retract

Q.3

(B) descent

(B) substantiated

(C) appreciated

(D) chastened

Let (, ) = = . If x is doubled and y is halved, the new value of f is

(A) 2

(B) 2

(C) 2( )

(D) 2( )

In a sequence of 12 consecutive odd numbers, the sum of the first 5 numbers is 425. What is the
sum of the last 5 numbers in the sequence?

Q. 6 Q. 10 carry two marks each.

Q.6

Find the next term in the sequence: 13M, 17Q, 19S, ___

(A) 21W
Q.7

(D) 23V

(B) MXHTC

(C) XMHCT

(D) XMHTC

Industrial consumption of power doubled from 2000-2001 to 2010-2011. Find the annual rate of
increase in percent assuming it to be uniform over the years.
(A) 5.6

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(C) 23W

If KCLFTSB stands for best of luck and SHSWDG stands for good wishes, which of the
following indicates ace the exam?
(A) MCHTX

Q.8

(B) 21V

(B) 7.2

(C) 10.0

(D) 12.2

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Q.9

A firm producing air purifiers sold 200 units in 2012. The following pie chart presents the share of
raw material, labour, energy, plant & machinery, and transportation costs in the total manufacturing
cost of the firm in 2012. The expenditure on labour in 2012 is Rs. 4,50,000. In 2013, the raw
material expenses increased by 30% and all other expenses increased by 20%. What is the
percentage increase in total cost for the company in 2013?

Q.10

A five digit number is formed using the digits 1,3,5,7 and 9 without repeating any of them. What is
the sum of all such possible five digit numbers?
(A) 6666660

(B) 6666600

(C) 6666666

(D) 6666606

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ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING EC

Q. 1 Q. 25 carry one mark each.

Q.1

Q.2

Q.3
Q.4

Q.5

(A) 2 ln 2

(C) 2

(B) 2

(D)

The magnitude of the gradient for the function (, , ) = 2 + 3 2 + 3 at the point (1,1,1)
is _________.
Let be a zero mean unit variance Gaussian random variable. [||] is equal to _____
If and are constants, the most general solution of the differential equation
2

+2
+ = 0 is
2

(A)

(B) +

The directional derivative of f (=

x, y )
angle of

Q.6

The series
=0 ! converges to

(C) +

(D) 2

xy
( x + y ) at (1, 1) in the direction of the unit vector at an
2

with y-axis, is given by ______ .

The circuit shown in the figure represents a

Ii

AIIi

(A) voltage controlled voltage source

(B) voltage controlled current source
(C) current controlled current source
(D) current controlled voltage source
Q.7

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The magnitude of current (in mA) through the resistor R2 in the figure shown is_______.

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Q.8

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ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING EC

At T = 300 K, the band gap and the intrinsic carrier concentration of GaAs are 1.42 eV and
106 cm-3, respectively. In order to generate electron hole pairs in GaAs, which one of the
wavelength (C) ranges of incident radiation, is most suitable? (Given that: Planks constant is
6.62 10-34 J-s, velocity of light is 3 1010 cm/s and charge of electron is 1.6 10-19 C)
(A) 0.42 m < C < 0.87 m
(C) 1.42 m < C < 1.62 m

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(B) 0.87 m < C < 1.42 m

(D) 1.62 m < C < 6.62 m

In the figure, ln (i) is plotted as a function of 1/T, where i is the intrinsic resistivity of silicon, T
is the temperature, and the plot is almost linear.
ln (i)

1/T

The slope of the line can be used to estimate

(A) band gap energy of silicon (Eg)
(B) sum of electron and hole mobility in silicon (n + p)
(C) reciprocal of the sum of electron and hole mobility in silicon (n + p) -1
(D) intrinsic carrier concentration of silicon (ni)
Q.10

The cut-off wavelength (in m) of light that can be used for intrinsic excitation of a semiconductor
material of bandgap Eg= 1.1 eV is ________

Q.11

If the emitter resistance in a common-emitter voltage amplifier is not bypassed, it will

(A) reduce both the voltage gain and the input impedance
(B) reduce the voltage gain and increase the input impedance
(C) increase the voltage gain and reduce the input impedance
(D) increase both the voltage gain and the input impedance

Q.12

Two silicon diodes, with a forward voltage drop of 0.7 V, are used in the circuit shown in the
figure. The range of input voltage for which the output voltage = , is

Vi

D1
-1 V

(A) 0.3
(B) 0.3
(C) 1.0
(D) 1.7
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<
<
<
<

<
<
<
<

D2

VO

2V

1.3
2
2.0
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The circuit shown represents

vi

C2

R2
R1

+12 V

vo
12 V
C1

2 V

(A) a bandpass filter

(C) an amplitude modulator
Q.14

droop rate decreases and acquisition time decreases

droop rate decreases and acquisition time increases
droop rate increases and acquisition time decreases
droop rate increases and acquisition time increases

In the circuit shown in the figure, if = 0, the expression for is

(A) = +

EC

(B) a voltage controlled oscillator

(D) a monostable multivibrator

For a given sample-and-hold circuit, if the value of the hold capacitor is increased, then
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

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(B) = +

(C) = +

(D) =

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The output (Y) of the circuit shown in the figure is

VDD

Output (Y)
A

(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Q.17

A+B+C
A + BC + AC
A+B+ C
A B C

A Fourier transform pair is given by

2
6
[ + 3]
2
3
1 3 2

where [] denotes the unit step sequence. The values of is _________.

Q.18

A real-valued signal () limited to the frequency band ||

invariant system whose frequency response is
() =
The output of the system is
(A) ( + 4)

EC

(B) ( 4)

4 ,
0,

|| >
2

||

(C) ( + 2)

is passed through a linear time

(D) ( 2)

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Q.19

The sequence [] = 0.5 [] , where [] is the unit step sequence, is convolved with itself to

obtain []. Then +

= [] is _______.

Q.20

In a Bode magnitude plot, which one of the following slopes would be exhibited at high
frequencies by a 4th order all-pole system?
(A) 80 dB/decade

Q.21

(B) 40 dB/decade

(D) +80 dB/decade

For the second order closed-loop system shown in the figure, the natural frequency (in rad/s) is
U(s)

(A) 16

Y(s)

4
s(s+4)

Q.22

(C) +40 dB/decade

(B) 4

(C) 2

(D) 1

If calls arrive at a telephone exchange such that the time of arrival of any call is independent of the
time of arrival of earlier or future calls, the probability distribution function of the total number of
calls in a fixed time interval will be
(A) Poisson

(B) Gaussian

(C) Exponential

(D) Gamma

Q.23

In a double side-band (DSB) full carrier AM transmission system, if the modulation index is
doubled, then the ratio of total sideband power to the carrier power increases by a factor of ______.

Q.24

For an antenna radiating in free space, the electric field at a distance of 1 km is found to be 12
mV/m. Given that intrinsic impedance of the free space is 120 , the magnitude of average
power density due to this antenna at a distance of 2 km from the antenna (in nW/m2 ) is ____.

Q.25

Match column A with column B.

Column A
1. Point electromagnetic source
2. Dish antenna
3. Yagi-Uda antenna
(A)

EC

1
2
3

(B)

1
2
3

Column B
P. Highly directional
Q. End fire
R. Isotropic
(C)

1
2
3

(D)

1
2
3

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Q. 26 Q. 55 carry two marks each.

Q.26

With initial values (0) = (0) = 1, the solution of the differential equation
2

+4
+ 4 = 0
2

at = 1 is _____.
Q.27

Parcels from sender S to receiver R pass sequentially through two post-offices. Each post-office has
1
a probability of losing an incoming parcel, independently of all other parcels. Given that a parcel
5
is lost, the probability that it was lost by the second post-office is_________.

Q.28

The unilateral Laplace transform of () is 2

. Which one of the following is the unilateral
++1
Laplace transform of () = ()?

(2+1)

(A)( 2 ++1)2

(B)( 2 ++1)2

2+1

(C)( 2 ++1)2
Q.29

For a right angled triangle, if the sum of the lengths of the hypotenuse and a side is kept constant, in
order to have maximum area of the triangle, the angle between the hypotenuse and the side is
(A) 12o

Q.30

(D)( 2 ++1)2

(B) 36o

(C) 60o

(D) 45o

The steady state output of the circuit shown in the figure is given by
() = () sin( + ()). If the amplitude | ()| = 0.25 , then the frequency is

C y(t)
C

sin(t)

(A)
Q.31

1
3

(B)

2
3

(C)

(D)

In the circuit shown in the figure, the value of v0 (t) (in Volts) for t is ______.
ix

2H
10 u(t) A

+
-

2ix

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vo (t)

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Q.33

Q.34

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The equivalent resistance in the infinite ladder network shown in the figure, is Re.

The value of R e /R is ________

For the two-port network shown in the figure, the impedance (Z) matrix (in ) is

(A)

6 24

42 9

(B)

9 8

8 24

(C)

9 6

6 24

(D)

42 6

6 60

Consider a silicon sample doped with ND = 11015/cm3 donor atoms. Assume that the intrinsic
carrier concentration ni = 1.51010/cm3. If the sample is additionally doped with NA = 11018/cm3
acceptor atoms, the approximate number of electrons/cm3 in the sample, at T=300 K,
will be ______.

Consider two BJTs biased at the same collector current with area A1 = 0.2 m 0.2 m and
A2 = 300 m 300 m. Assuming that all other device parameters are identical, kT/q = 26 mV,
the intrinsic carrier concentration is 1 1010 cm-3, and q = 1.6 10-19 C, the difference between the
base-emitter voltages (in mV) of the two BJTs (i.e., VBE1 VBE2) is _____.

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An N-type semiconductor having uniform doping is biased as shown in the figure.

If EC is the lowest energy level of the conduction band, EV is the highest energy level of the valance
band and EF is the Fermi level, which one of the following represents the energy band diagram for
the biased N-type semiconductor?
(A)

(B)
EC
EF

EC

EV

EV

(C)

EF

(D)
EC
EF
EC
EF

EV

EV

Q.37

Q.38

EC

Consider the common-collector amplifier in the figure (bias circuitry ensures that the transistor
operates in forward active region, but has been omitted for simplicity). Let IC be the collector
current, VBE be the base-emitter voltage and VT be the thermal voltage. Also, and are the
small-signal transconductance and output resistance of the transistor, respectively. Which one of the
following conditions ensures a nearly constant small signal voltage gain for a wide range of values
of R E ?

(A) R E 1

(B) IC R E VT

(C) 1

(D) VBE VT

A BJT in a common-base configuration is used to amplify a signal received by a 50 antenna.

Assume kT/q = 25 mV. The value of the collector bias current (in mA) required to match the input
impedance of the amplifier to the impedance of the antenna is________.

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For the common collector amplifier shown in the figure, the BJT has high , negligible VCE(sat), and

VBE = 0.7 V. The maximum undistorted peak-to-peak output voltage vo (in Volts) is _______.
VCC = +12 V
R1
5 k

1 F

vi

1 F
R2
10 k

Q.40

Q.41

An 8-to-1 multiplexer is used to implement a logical function as shown in the figure. The output
is given by

(A) = +
(C) = +

B0

FA0

S0

A1
C0

B1

FA1

S1

A14 B14
C1

FA14

S14

A15 B15
C14

FA15

C15

S15

An 8085 microprocessor executes STA 1234H with starting address location 1FFEH (STA copies
the contents of the Accumulator to the 16-bit address location). While the instruction is fetched and
executed, the sequence of values written at the address pins A15 A8 is

(A) 1FH, 1FH, 20H, 12H

(C) 1FH, 1FH, 12H, 12H
EC

(B) = +
(D) = +

A 16-bit ripple carry adder is realized using 16 identical full adders (FA) as shown in the figure.
The carry-propagation delay of each FA is 12 ns and the sum-propagation delay of each FA is
15 ns. The worst case delay (in ns) of this 16-bit adder will be __________.
A0

Q.42

vo
RE
1 k

(B) 1FH, FEH, 1FH, FFH, 12H

(D) 1FH, 1FH, 12H, 20H, 12H

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1

A stable linear time invariant (LTI) system has a transfer function () = 2 +6. To make this
system causal it needs to be cascaded with another LTI system having a transfer function 1 (). A
correct choice for 1 () among the following options is

(A) + 3

(B) 2

(C) 6

(D) + 1

A causal LTI system has zero initial conditions and impulse response (). Its input () and
output () are related through the linear constant-coefficient differential equation
()
2 ()
+
+ 2 () = ().

Let another signal () be defined as

() = () +

Q.45

()
+ ().

If () is the Laplace transform of (), then the number of poles of () is _____.

The -point DFT of a sequence [], 0 1 is given by

[] =

[]

=0

0 1.

Denote this relation as = (). For = 4, which one of the following sequences satisfies
(()) = ?

Q.46

(A) = [1 2 3 4]
(C) = [1 3 2 2]

0 1 1
The state transition matrix (t) of a system 1 =
is
2
0 0 2

(A)
Q.47

(B) = [1 2 3 2]
(D) = [1 2 2 3]

1 0

(B)

1 0

Consider a transfer function () =

(C)

2 +3 2

0 1

2 +(3+)+(2)

(D)

0 1

with a positive real parameter. The

maximum value of until which remains stable is ________.

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The characteristic equation of a unity negative feedback system is 1 + () = 0. The open loop
transfer function () has one pole at 0 and two poles at -1. The root locus of the system for
varying K is shown in the figure.

=0.5
A

(0,0)
1/3 O

The constant damping ratio line, for =0.5, intersects the root locus at point A. The distance from
the origin to point A is given as 0.5. The value of at point A is ________ .
Q.49

Consider a communication scheme where the binary valued signal X satisfies { = +1} = 0.75
and { = 1} = 0.25. The received signal Y = X + Z, where Z is a Gaussian random variable
with zero mean and variance 2 . The received signal Y is fed to the threshold detector. The output
of the threshold detector is:
+1,
=
1,

>
.

To achieve a minimum probability of error , the threshold should be

(A) strictly positive

(B) zero
(C) strictly negative
(D) strictly positive, zero, or strictly negative depending on the nonzero value of 2

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Consider the Z-channel given in the figure. The input is 0 or 1 with equal probability.
0
INPUT

1.0

0
OUTPUT

0.25
1

0.75

If the output is 0, the probability that the input is also 0 equals ______________

Q.51

An M-level PSK modulation scheme is used to transmit independent binary digits over a band-pass
channel with bandwidth 100 kHz. The bit rate is 200 kbps and the system characteristic is a raisedcosine spectrum with 100% excess bandwidth. The minimum value of M is ________.

Q.52

Consider a discrete-time channel = + , where the additive noise is signal-dependent.

In particular, given the transmitted symbol {, +} at any instant, the noise sample is
chosen independently from a Gaussian distribution with mean and unit variance. Assume a
threshold detector with zero threshold at the receiver.
When = 0, the BER was found to be () = 1 108 .
(() = 12 2 2 , and for > 1, use () 2 2 )

When = 0.3, the BER is closest to

(A) 107

(B) 106

(C) 104

(D) 102

Q.53

The electric field (assumed to be one-dimensional) between two points A and B is shown. Let
and be the electrostatic potentials at A and B, respectively. The value of in Volts is
________.

Q.54

1 for z 0 ,
Given F = za x + xa y + ya z . If S represents the portion of the sphere x + y + z =

then

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If = (2 3 3 2 ) (6 2 3 2 ) + (6) is the electric field in a source free

region, a valid expression for the electrostatic potential is
(A) 3 2

(B) 2 3 2

(C) 3 + 2

(D) 2 3 3 2

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